Staff Engineer SQL Engine, Yugabyte
$150-250k
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
Distributed postgreSQL for modern apps
Open for applications
Distributed postgreSQL for modern apps
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$150-250k
More information about location
2-3 days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To become the default database for cloud-native applications in a multi-cloud world.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong foundation in compiled languages such as C/C++
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science (or related field), or equivalent practical experience
- Deep understanding of systems engineering fundamentals, including operating systems, distributed systems, and databases
- Experience with database internals, compilers, or query planning/optimization is a strong plus
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate effectively in a collaborative, distributed team environment
Desirable
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems and transactional engines
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL internals or other relational database engines
- Contributions to open source database or systems projects
- Prior leadership in technical architecture, performance tuning, and mentoring engineers
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer on the Languages & Relational Technologies (LRT) team, you will help design, build, and scale core database features that power YugabyteDB’s SQL layer
- You will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to solve complex problems affecting distributed query planning, execution, and performance, ensuring YugabyteDB remains robust, reliable, and performance at scale
- Lead the design, development, testing, and release of new database features and enhancements in YugabyteDB
- Write high-quality C/C++ code (and contribute in other languages as needed) with comprehensive automated tests; participate actively in code reviews
- Identify and implement performance improvements — including plan optimization, batching/parallelism, and advanced push-downs to data nodes
- Improve database scalability and throughput as cluster sizes and transaction volumes grow
- Contribute to the open source YugabyteDB project and help strengthen our distributed SQL capabilities across releases
- Troubleshoot and resolve correctness, stability, and performance issues in complex distributed query planning and execution paths
- Mentor and influence other engineers in best practices for database internals, distributed systems, and performance-oriented software development
Our take
Traditional IT stacks and database solutions have rapidly become antiquated in recent years due to a surge in demand for cloud-native applications. SQL databases are typically the standard format for managing enterprise data, but integrating and scaling this infrastructure within the ever-changing field of cloud-based applications presents serious challenges.
Yugabyte develops a cloud-native and open-source SQL product named YugabyteDB, a database system that is designed to be easily scalable, flexible and resilient when integrated within cloud-based applications. Through PostgreSQL compatibility, automated data recovery and high computing power, the startup claims that its database solution reduces downtime, optimizes security, and reduces increases compatible infrastructure options.
With the migration from legacy database systems to cloud-based solutions a necessity rather than an option for many enterprises, Yugabyte has made a smart move by providing a flexible and accessible solution to integrate familiar SQL databases within a cloud-based setup. Its range of strategic partnerships and product development has the company well set to see further growth.
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Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2021
$188m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$48m
LATE VC
Total funding: $290m
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Company Stock Options
- Retirement Plans
- Home Office Set-Up Reimbursement
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Quarterly Wellness Days Off
- Unlimited PTO
- Childcare benefits
- Performance bonuses
Company HQ
Sunnyvale, CA
Leadership
Kannan Muthukkaruppan
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Earned an MSc in Computer Science at University of California. Previously Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Oracle for 13 years, Technical Lead at Facebook for 5 years and Engineer at Nutanix for 3 years.
Karthik Ranganathan
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Earned an MSc in Computer Science from The University of Texas. Previously Software Design Engineer at Microsoft Corporation for 2 years, Software Engineer at Netsuite for 8 months and Technical Lead at Facebook for 5 years.
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